The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-09-16

Interna tional railroads have been
very bu sy recently endeayoring to
locate, arrest and convict the des-
peradoe s who sometime since rob
bed the train at Mcneil station
and soon afterwards robbed the
train ne ar Flatonia. They have
had som e clues. but not sufficient
to warrs mt active operations until
recently. Last week the work
was commenced in earnest, and the
following kilograms tell something
of the success of the officers;
.Ms.scHAcA. September 10 Mr..
Vim Martin heard of three men be-
/ ng camped about one mile from
iIanoihaca, near a creek. One of
he rlen came into MaIchaca this
morning very early, and, laying
round until about 1870, Mr. Jim
Martin arrested him, and sent to
Kyle for Mr.. Tom Martin and Mr..
Frank Martin. They arrived on
the north-bound train. They then
left the man that was arrested in
charge of a deputy. The man I'M
der arrest gives his name as Ensal.
After they had secured the man
under arrest they then started for
the others that were camped about
one mile from Manchaca. Just
before they got to where the men
were camped they saw two men
lying near three horses. As quick
as they saw the officers approach
ing they made for their pistols,
and before they could get them
officers opened fire on them. They
ran and commenced firing back.
While they were running, one of
the robbers shot Mr.Jim Martin in
the right arm, breaking it. The
robbers left three horses, two pis-
tolls and S1l5 in gold. They left
for the brush without hat or shoes.
It's supposed that one of the rob-
bers is wounded, as they tracked
him from the blood. Mr.. Martin
telegraphed to Austin for assist
slnce. 1t was not long before Cap
tain Lucy and sheriff Hornsby ar
lived at Manchaca and went il
pursuit of the robbers. 1t was
aapposea--t ,.s1lsG--...bl lE.!..- ..S.gsvv d
citizens had the pasture surround
ee, so there was thought no posi-
bic way for the outlaws to make
their escape.
San ANTONIO, Tex, Sept IL
Capt, Jones, sheriff of Gonzales
county, is here to-day, and gives
the following to your correspon-
dent: 81 arrested Henry Kelly
near Sweet Home, Layaca county,
and Bohemian named John Bra
eel near Shulenburg, for the Flat
onir train robbery. Kelley has
squealed, and says he was in the
fight at Eureka, in Harris county,
and lost his hat there, describing a
hat now in the possession of sher-
iff Ellis. Brazel denies being in
the robbery, but Kelley declares
he was, and tells how he was dress
ed and how masked, and what
horse he rode. Brazel's house has
been a rendezvous for the parties.
John Ensall, arrested at Man
chaca, was not in either of the rob-
berries, but is supposed to be an
escaped convict.
Ensall, Cornett, Whitley and
Barbour ate supper at the Bohe-
MANS one week ago with Kelley
and returned Tuesday without
Kelley. There is no doubt but
these men were in the Flatonia
and Mcneil robberies.
AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 12-Parties
in pursuit of the train robbers who
were jumped up at Manchaca, re-
port that they passed yesterday in
to the postoak forrest in Bastrop
county, about twenty hours ahead
b their pursuers. They frankly
I'd farmer whose horse they
PISSED into service that they were
tim robbers. Their trail was
esily followed through the pas
tres and fields from near Man
caca to Bedrock neighborhood.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept, r.
Deputy United States Marshall
ON Bales and Constable Ed.
sevens returned to-day from Ban
era county, where they arrested
ohm Crisswell, thirty miles west
k tine town of Bandera, on the
lharge of train robbery. The of
cers left this city to make the ar
list four days ago. The officers
.old that Crisswell was in both the
Mcneil and the Flatonia robber-
les, and that they have dead evl-
dence against him. Crisswell
claims to be able to prove an ali
bi, but is otherwise very reticent.
The arrest seems to have been sue
ceeded by the giving away Of the
gang by two men now in jail at
Meridian, in Bosque county, one
of whom carries the familiar name
of Tom Jones. Both Deputy Mar
shall Bales and Sheriff Jones of
Gonzales insist on living some of
the right men in Crisswell, Kelley,
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